Crowder, Oklahoma

Crowder, Oklahoma
Town
Location of Crowder, Oklahoma
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Pittsburg
Area
• Total	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
• Land	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	623 ft (190 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	436
• Density	446.0/sq mi (172.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	74430
Area code(s)	539/918
FIPS code	40-18550Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1091853Template:GR

Crowder is a town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 436 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Crowder is located at 35°7′19″N 95°40′17″W (35.121927, -95.671460)Template:GR. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (2.97%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 436 people, 159 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The population density was 446.0 people per square mile (171.8/km²). There were 183 housing units at an average density of 187.2 per square mile (72.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 85.09% White, 0.92% African American, 7.80% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 2.52% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.75% of the population.

There were 159 households out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $31,364. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $17,115 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,394. About 11.7% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over.

Justin Timberlake was born in Crowder. He visits regularly and hosts a picnic at the Memorial Ball Park every June 25th.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Crowder